Curbside Composting Is Coming

It has finally arrived. The first phase of Austin Resource Recovery’s curbside composting program will be rolled out starting October 2nd. Phase one will bring the service to 38,000 customers in neighborhoods throughout the city. To see if your neighborhood is on this list, you can check out this map>>

from Austin Resource Recovery

Residential curbside composting has been a dream for Austin Resource Recovery and many environmental activists for years now, especially after it was discovered that about 37 percent of what Austinites throw away is actually compostable.

Since so much of what we throw away is actually compostable, the idea is that curbside composting could help us to reach our waste reduction goals. A pilot program covering 14,000 customers has already been running for several years. (These customers will continue to receive curbside composting service once phase one rolls out, bringing the total number of households with access to the service to more than 50,000).

Already, all Austin Resource Recovery customers are paying $1 a month for the new composting program (whether they have the bin or not). Once the program is rolled out to everyone, customers will pay about $4 a month for composting services.